Kitchen Assistant

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.
At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.
We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.
As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Location: Melksham, Wiltshire

Pay Rate: £13.01 per hour

Contracted

Hours:

35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Be part of something from the very beginning.

We’re looking for friendly and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistants to join the team at Melksham Gardens, our brand-new 80-bed care home in Melksham.

Come and meet the team and find out more:

Wednesday 21st October
10am – 3pm
Melksham Town Hall – Council Chamber

Come along to find out more about Melksham Gardens, the Kitchen Assistant role and what it’s like to be part of a brand-new care home team. We’d love to meet you!

Our new purpose-built home on Longleaze Lane will provide residential, nursing and dementia care, alongside respite and day care.

The home will feature 80 en-suite bedrooms, landscaped gardens, private dining, a cinema, gym and wellbeing facilities, activities room, salon and spa, and family accommodation. Innovative technology, including circadian lighting and acoustic monitoring, will support our person-centred approach to care.

Designed around residents’ comfort, wellbeing and independence, Melksham Gardens will provide a welcoming environment where residents can feel at home and enjoy a fulfilling lifestyle.

Joining a brand-new home is exciting – but it is also different.

Depending on the progress of the home, you may join us during the preparation and mobilisation period or as we welcome our first residents. Your exact start date may therefore be subject to change and could be later than initially anticipated.

We’re looking for someone who is adaptable, enthusiastic and excited to help shape a home from the very beginning. You’ll play an important role in helping establish the kitchen team, creating high standards and ensuring our residents enjoy delicious meals and a positive dining experience from the moment the home opens.

This is a wonderful opportunity to become part of a new team, contribute to the development of the home and help create a place where residents, families and colleagues feel welcome.

We’re recruiting for Kitchen Assistants to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering team, helping to create delicious meals, snacks and drinks for our residents.

You’ll get to know our residents, understand their likes and dislikes and help make mealtimes a highlight of their day. You’ll support the catering team with food preparation, serving meals and drinks, and maintaining a clean, safe and hygienic kitchen environment.

You’ll help ensure that food is prepared and served to a high standard, following food hygiene and safety procedures and supporting the team to deliver an excellent…